mascots

Why do people think they can do just about anything to a mascot and get away with it? Case in point, the Baltimore Orioles Mascot. Here’s more from TMZ (watch video at the link.) Another ferocious assault involving a Baltimore superstar … the Orioles mascot … who got HIT IN THE BALLS by a dumbass fan AND FOUGHT BACK … and TMZ Sports has the footage. Our MLB sources tell us…

The video pretty much explains it all, but here’s more from the guys at Eleven Warriors, which covers OSU football: Many ‘oohs’ and ‘ahhs’ came from the estimated 2,500 students watching on either sideline. The student portraying the loveable nut popped right back up but quickly left. He was not seen again. There’s no word on whether he suffered an injury or if it was only his pride that was…

What? A French athlete acting poorly? How often does that happen? Oh yeah . . . Details from ABC News: A French Olympic runner has developed a reputation for the way he marks the end of his races. Instead of throwing up his hands in a victory sign or congratulating his fellow competitors on a race well run, Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad has taken to attacking mascots. After winning the 3,000-meter steeplechase…

It’s a video many of us have seen before. A masked gunman stands in front of the camera, holding a gun, making threats and demands. In the background, the helpless hostage waits in fear. On one point, the gunman/terrorist lashes out and smashes the victim in the face with the butt of his rifle. But no one really gets hurt. Not because this is a Hollywood movie or TV show,…

According to the story in Yahoo! Sports, this happened between Borussia Dortmund and the team from Bayern’s. Borussia’s mascot, Emma the Bee, decided to urinate on the Bayern team’s bus after the game. That’s about it. Still, how often do we see this happen?

Of course, CSU is known as The Rams and their mascot is not a guy in a costume but an actual ram. You know, a male sheep? He’s known as Cam the Ram. But still: he peed on the hardwood before the game against UNLV Wednesday night. Wonder if there will be a “deadspot” in that area from now on? The real question is: why are they allowing live animals…